cat's cradle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for cat's cradle in the English»Italian Dictionary

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See also catalogue

I.catalogue, catalog [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] N

II.catalogue, catalog [Brit ˈkat(ə)lɒɡ, Am ˈkædlˌɔɡ] VB trans

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I.cat1 [Brit kat, Am kæt] N

II.cat1 <forma in -ing catting, pt, pp catted> [Brit kat, Am kæt] VB intr

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cat → cat around

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it was enough to make a cat laugh inf
faceva ridere i polli
there are more ways than one to kill or skin a cat
= c'è più di un modo di affrontare le cose
to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks
stare sui carboni ardenti
to fight like cat and dog
essere come cane e gatto
to grin like a Cheshire cat
= avere un largo sorriso fisso sulle labbra
to let the cat out of the bag
lasciarsi scappare un segreto
the cat's out of the bag
il segreto è stato rivelato
to look like something the cat brought or dragged in
essere malconcio or malandato
to rain cats and dogs
piovere a catinelle
there's hardly enough room to swing a cat
non c'è neppure lo spazio per girarsi
to think one is the cat's whiskers Brit , to think one is the cat's pajamas or meow Am
= credersi chissà chi
to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps
stare a vedere come si mettono le cose
when the cat's away, the mice will play
quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano
to play cat and mouse with sb
giocare con qn come il gatto con il topo

See also cat around

cat2 [Brit kat, Am kæt] N inf

See also catalytic converter

catalytic converter [Brit katəˌlɪtɪk kənˈvəːtə, Am kædəˌlɪdɪk kənˈvərdər] N

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

care
cura f
care
attenzione f
to take care to do
fare attenzione a fare
to take care not to do
fare attenzione a non fare
to take care when doing
fare attenzione nel fare or quando si fa
to take care that …
badare che … or di …
he took (great) care over or with his work
è stato (molto) attento or diligente nel suo lavoro
to take care in doing
mettere attenzione, essere diligente nel fare
she always takes (great) care in choosing the wine, preparing to go out
pone sempre molta cura nello scegliere il vino, nel prepararsi per uscire
“take care!”
“fa' attenzione!”
“take care!” (expression of farewell)
“riguardati!”, “abbi cura di te!”
with care
con attenzione or con cura
“handle with care”
“maneggiare con cura”, “fragile”
have a care! Brit give a care! Am
fa' attenzione! sta' attento!
to exercise due or proper care ADMIN, LAW
prendere le precauzioni necessarie or usare i dovuti riguardi

2. care (looking after):

care (of person, animal)
cura f
care (of person, animal)
cure fpl
care (of car, plant, house, clothes)
cura f (of di)
to take care of (deal with) child, client
prendersi cura di
to take care of MED patient, invalid
avere in cura
to take care of (be responsible for) house, garden, details, tickets, arrangements
occuparsi di
to take care of (be careful with) machine, car
avere cura di or fare attenzione a
to take care of (keep in good condition) hair, teeth, skin
avere cura di
to take care of (look after for safekeeping) shop
badare a
to take care of watch
custodire
to take good care of sb, sth
prendersi cura di qn, qc
to put or leave sb, sth in sb's care
affidare or lasciare qn, qc alle cure di qn
in his, your care
alle sue, tue cure or sotto la sua, tua responsabilità
the pupils, patients in my care
gli alunni, i pazienti sotto la mia responsabilità
in the care of his father, teacher
sotto la custodia del padre, dell'insegnante
John Smith, care of Mr and Mrs L. Smith (on letter)
John Smith, presso il Sig. e la Sig.ra Smith
to take care of oneself (look after oneself)
prendersi cura di sé
to take care of oneself (cope)
aggiustarsi da solo
to take care of oneself (defend oneself)
difendersi or vedersela da solo
that takes care of that
(questo è) sistemato

II.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB trans

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III.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] VB intr

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1. care (feel concerned):

she really cares
ci tiene, le sta a cuore
to care about art, culture, money, environment
interessarsi a
to care about staff, pupils, the elderly
preoccuparsi di or avere a cuore
to care about injustice, inequality
preoccuparsi di or essere attento a
I don't care!
non mi importa!
what do I care if…?
che mi importa se…?
as if I, he cared!
come se me ne, gliene importasse qualcosa!
Brit I, he couldn't care less!
non potrebbe importarmene, importargliene di meno or non potrebbe fregarmene, fregargliene di meno
Am I, he could care less!
non potrebbe importarmene, importargliene di meno or non potrebbe fregarmene, fregargliene di meno
she couldn't care less about…
non potrebbe fregargliene di meno di…
I couldn't care less who wins, what happened
non potrebbe fregarmene di meno di chi vince, di cosa è successo
they could all have died, for all he cared
sarebbero potuti morire tutti, per quel che gliene importava
I don't care who he marries
non m'importa chi sposa
I'm past caring
non m'importa più or me ne infischio
who cares?
che importa? chi se ne frega?
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I.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl] N

II.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl] VB trans

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III.cradle [Brit ˈkreɪd(ə)l, Am ˈkreɪdl]

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cat's cradle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cat's cradle in the English»Italian Dictionary

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Her ability to do that may reflect unrestrained ambition, a sturdy confidence in her mission or - more likely - an intricate cat's cradle of both.
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Sometimes, on closer scrutiny, that narrative thread turns out to be a complex cat's cradle of knots and twists and connections that must be carefully unravelled.
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That cat's cradle will resolve itself in time.
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The title of the book derives from the string game cat's cradle.
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And he taught me cat's cradle with a string.
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It looked like the world's most complicated cat's cradle; it was also reminiscent of a circular firing squad.
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The most popular and well-known string game appears to be cat's cradle.
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I'm getting the best results ever this year with my converted hula-hoop cat's cradle set-up: it looks like an enormous dream catcher.
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You may be able to turn the tables and use these people instead, or get into a cat's cradle of mutual usage and blackmail that lasts throughout your life.
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Undergrowth smothers the ground, creeping and clambering into a cat's cradle of overgrowth.
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